2012 Baltimore gift guide [Pictures]

CaptionKeep on giving, Baltimore!

Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun

Picture this: You, tired, trudging through a jam-packed mall. Children. Lots of screaming children. Harried people, pushing into your way at the clothing rack. Christmas music. Now picture this: None of it happening. With this year's b gift guide, none of it has to. Everything is local. No malls, so ditch that scary idea. Yes, it can be done. We've got some suggestions for pretty much everyone on your list: fashionistas, foodies, techies -- even parents who say they don't want anything (don't believe them). So breathe a deep sigh of relief. Consider this our gift to you -- and your sanity. -- By Jordan Bartel, Wesley Case, Sam Sessa and John-John Williams IV

Picture this: You, tired, trudging through a jam-packed mall. Children. Lots of screaming children. Harried people, pushing into your way at the clothing rack. Christmas music. Now picture this: None of it happening. With this year's b gift guide, none of it has to. Everything is local. No malls, so ditch that scary idea. Yes, it can be done. We've got some suggestions for pretty much everyone on your list: fashionistas, foodies, techies -- even parents who say they don't want anything (don't believe them). So breathe a deep sigh of relief. Consider this our gift to you -- and your sanity. -- By Jordan Bartel, Wesley Case, Sam Sessa and John-John Williams IV (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

No. 2 still rules in our book, and this inventive sharpener also doubles as a fun accent piece in a library, living room or office. Sadly, no pictures please. If only. $14.99. The Baltimore Museum of Art Shop, 10 Art Museum Drive, Charles Village. 443-573-1844. shopartbma.org

No. 2 still rules in our book, and this inventive sharpener also doubles as a fun accent piece in a library, living room or office. Sadly, no pictures please. If only. $14.99. The Baltimore Museum of Art Shop, 10 Art Museum Drive, Charles Village. 443-573-1844. shopartbma.org (Baltimore Museum of Art)